China needs reforms to halt ‘significant’ growth declines: IMF chief

China needs reforms to halt ‘significant’ growth declines: IMF chief

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, at a press conference at the IMF Headquarters on April 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Monday that China needs structural reforms in order to avoid “a fairly significant decline in growth rates.” … Read more

Big Bank earnings point to a grim season

Big Bank earnings point to a grim season

(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC … Read more

Overheard on connecting trains from Zurich to Davos Platz

Overheard on connecting trains from Zurich to Davos Platz

Zurich’s main train station MacKenzie Sigalos DAVOS, Switzerland — It took 18 hours, a Lyft, two planes, three cross-country train rides, and a drive in a Volvo sports utility vehicle to get from midtown Manhattan to an apartment on Scalettastrasse, a snow-lined street in the heart of Davos. The small Swiss Alpine town is again … Read more

Earnings don’t start until the Big Banks report

Earnings don’t start until the Big Banks report

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more

Pro-Palestine protestors arrested for London Stock Exchange scheme

Pro-Palestine protestors arrested for London Stock Exchange scheme

The logo of London Stock Exchange Group Plc in the office atrium in the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images London police on Sunday arrested six pro-Palestine activists for alleged plans to lock themselves to the doors of the London Stock Exchange to attempt to disrupt … Read more

Ford could do 2 things to shine in a challenging 2024 for auto industry

Ford could do 2 things to shine in a challenging 2024 for auto industry

Wall Street sees opportunities for legacy automakers like Ford to stand out in 2024 despite the challenges the industry faces as demand for electric vehicles softens. Ford could make for a successful year by doing two things: continuing its strategic shift toward more profitable hybrids instead of heavy investments in less lucrative EVs and improving … Read more

Wall Street made big calls around 4 portfolio stocks. Where we stand

Wall Street made big calls around 4 portfolio stocks. Where we stand

Wall Street analysts revealed bold predictions on four portfolio stocks this week, as investors digested the latest inflation data and December earnings season kicked off. Here’s a summary of each report, along with the Club’s updated take on each. Morgan Stanley Wall Street’s take: HSBC cut Morgan Stanley’s rating to hold from buy on Monday, … Read more

Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Wells Fargo reported better-than-expected quarterly results before the opening bell Friday. We were also happy to see that as of the end of 2023, management has officially delivered on its $10 billion multiyear cost-saving program. However, the stock came under pressure on weaker-than-expected guidance. Total revenue for the three months ended Dec. 30 advanced a … Read more

Morgan Stanley will pay millions settle SEC block trade probe

Morgan Stanley will pay millions settle SEC block trade probe

Pawan Passi, former equities executive at Morgan Stanley, arrives at court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Alex Kent | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a total of $249 million to settle a criminal investigation and a related Securities and Exchange Commission probe of the unauthorized disclosure … Read more